Boston Red Sox

He led the Red Sox to their first World Series championships in nearly a century, so Terry Francona has a spot in the hearts of Boston sports fans forever. But after a painful, epic collapse at the end of last season, Francona is out as the Red Sox manager. Celtics coach Doc Rivers, for one,…

Less than a decade ago, the kind of collapse the Boston Red Sox pulled off in the last month would have been just part of another typical New England fall. It was just another scar for a fan base that expected nothing less and bonded over those wounds. But this time, you can blame LeBron…